The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29
CHARMING CREOLES.
Women Noted for Their Good Feature
Bright Eyes ana Beautiful Figures.

Bright Eyes ana Beautiful Figures.
The aristocratic Creole lady is often
a model for the imitation of her sex.
She is an obedient and respectful
daughter, a faithful wife and devot-
ed mother. She is soft of speech, and
has grace of manner which gives a
charm to all she does Well educated
and accomplished, with keen wit, she
makes IL brilliant figure in society, but
is. nevertheless, an excellent manager
of her household, and gives most
careful supervision to every detail that
will enhance the comfort of her lord.
She looks diligently after the physical
and intellectual welfare of her chill
dren; especially are her daughters
trained under her own eyes in
all that goes to make woman
lovely in mind and person.
Their tasks for school are conned
by her side. their music lessons are
practiced within her hearing, that she
may detect the least false note. She
shares in all their amusements; she is
their companion, their confidante. theil
friend. They come to her with all their
little hopes and fears. sure of her
sympathy. When her daughter is
grown. the Creole matron blooms
again into a rich second youth; her
own girlhood is renewed in that of
child; they are scarcely mother and
daughter any longer, but a pair OF
loving sisters. The young girl is edu.
Gated in a convent. and leads a Sc.
cluded existence until she is launched
into society, to and then in the joyous
life that bursts upon her she is all
ways surrounded by the same
watchful care that guarded her
childhood. Young girls are not
allowed to go into society
without being accompanied by their
mothers, or some other married lady,
as chaperon-one of the many Creole
customs which has been generally
adopted by the American residents OF
New Orleans.
These young girls are often wonder.
fully beautiful. Good features, hand.
some eyes and graceful figures COM
bine to make them very attractive,
their beauty being not infrequently
Oriental in type, though the vivacity
of their manner marks them as essen
tally French in character. Many
Creole women are very accomplished.
They have skill in music and paint. |
ing that is often artistic. In the
literary clubs which society women
have inauguratcd of late years in New
Orleans, the American ladies have
been astonished to find the Creole
ladies quite as well posted as them
selves in English literature,
while possessing much greater
knowledge of the literature of other
countries. But an accomplishment
still more attractive to the impecunious
young man seeking matrimony is the
exquisite taste with which these maid.
Ems fair will fashion their own gowns
and bonnets when circumstances
require them to make these things at
home. The Creole women have in.
herited their French taste for dress,
md in a greater degree than other
Americans they regard the fiat OF
'arls as the supreme authority in all
matters concerning the toilet. Also,
he Creole women of all ages and all
'lasses are devout. Neither social en-.
nor weather, nor other OBJ
tacles are allowed to interfere with
he discharge of their religious duties.
IRE they not somewhat supcrstitious?
'ome of them a little so, perhaps, in
of voudou stories told
hem in their infancy by old negro
urses. -NeW Orleans Cor Omaha Re-
ublican.